# NTSB CHI75DEC37: Piper PA-32, N3939W, Ann Arbor, MI, February 20, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 20, 1975
- Place: Ann Arbor, MI · ANN ARBOR, MI
- Location: 42.2761° N, 83.7312° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ann Arbor, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2761&lon=-83.7312&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147831
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75DEC37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEC37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0427  75/2/20    ANN ARBOR,MI        PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 298
        TIME - 2215                    N3939W              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANN ARBOR MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YPSILANTI,MI                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: OTHER
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- LANDING LIGHT INOP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3939W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3939W-1997-03-04), registration cancelled 1997-03-04, S/N 32888 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ann Arbor Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750220003119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750220003119A), Feb 20, 1975: Piper PA32260, Ann Arbor, MI, Substantial damage. Landing light inop.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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